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The perfect winter survival guide

2024/12/20
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Cordelia Jenkins
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Griselda Murray-Brown
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Lila Raptopoulos
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Lila Raptopoulos: 本期节目旨在提供冬季生存指南,分享一些微小但有效的建议,帮助听众更好地度过冬季。节目中涵盖了改善日常生活、冬季娱乐和保持社交联系等方面,并邀请了两位嘉宾分享各自的经验和建议。Lila自己也分享了一些冬季习惯,例如尝试新的爱好并很快放弃。 Cordelia Jenkins: Cordelia是一位冬季爱好者,她分享了一些改善日常生活的小技巧,例如在寒冷的日子里用烘干机烘干袜子,以及使用加热背心保暖。她还分享了她对冬季娱乐的看法,例如观看圣诞电影和阅读书籍。 Griselda Murray-Brown: Griselda分享了她童年时期在苏格兰适应冬季黑暗的经历,以及她对冬季的复杂感受。她认为冬天是降低标准的许可,并建议人们给自己设定一些项目来度过漫长的冬季,例如使用各种香料或观看90年代电影。她还推荐了Laura Marling的新专辑《Patterns and Repeat》。 Cordelia Jenkins: Cordelia认为冬天是放松标准的时期,人们可以做一些平时不会做的事情,例如观看自己平时可能不会喜欢的电影。她分享了一些改善日常生活的小技巧,例如用烘干机烘干袜子,以及使用暖光灯泡改善照明。她还建议在冬天喝威士忌,并分享了她对“嫉妒清单”的喜爱。 Griselda Murray-Brown: Griselda分享了她对冬季的复杂感受,以及她在苏格兰成长的经历如何塑造了她对冬季的看法。她认为冬天是进行文化探索的好时机,并建议人们给自己设定一些项目来度过漫长的冬季,例如使用各种香料或观看90年代电影。她还推荐了Laura Marling的新专辑《Patterns and Repeat》,并分享了她对集体烹饪活动的看法。 Lila Raptopoulos: Lila总结了节目中嘉宾分享的各种建议,并鼓励听众尝试不同的方法来度过冬季。她还分享了她对《冬眠》这本书的看法,并建议人们接受冬天的低迷时期。她最后总结了节目的主要内容,并感谢了两位嘉宾的参与。

Deep Dive

Key Insights

Why do Cordelia and Griselda consider themselves winter enthusiasts?

Cordelia associates winter with her November birthday and has embraced the season as a personal brand. Griselda, having grown up in Scotland where it gets dark early, has learned to adapt to winter and finds joy in its coziness and communal activities.

What practical tips do the guests offer for staying warm in winter?

Cordelia suggests tumble-drying socks before wearing them for instant warmth. Griselda recommends using an electric blanket to save on heating costs and stay cozy while working from home. Both emphasize the importance of warm lighting and avoiding overhead lights in favor of lamps.

How does the concept of 'wintering' influence the guests' mindset about winter?

The idea of 'wintering' involves embracing the season as a time of rest and retreat, similar to how animals hibernate. It encourages preparing for the cold months and not shying away from the darkness, but rather embracing it with open arms.

What cultural activities do the guests recommend for winter?

They suggest taking time for cultural discovery, such as reading books you own but haven't read, watching 90s movies, or listening to jazz. Lulu, the producer, also notes that winter is a good time to relax standards and enjoy things like Christmas movies, even if they're not typically your taste.

What is the significance of communal activities in winter, according to the guests?

Communal activities like making pierogi dumplings or cleaning the house together can be enjoyable and help combat loneliness. They provide a sense of togetherness and make otherwise tedious tasks more fun.

Why does Lila recommend drinking iced coffee in winter?

Lila shares a listener's tip that iced coffee should not be abandoned in winter, as it's a personal preference. She argues that just as people don't switch to hot water in winter, there's no reason to stop enjoying iced coffee if you love it.

What is the 'jealousy list' that Cordelia mentions?

The 'jealousy list' is a compilation of articles and stories that media companies wish they had published themselves. It's a way to highlight great content from other sources and is particularly popular during the end-of-year season.

What does Griselda recommend for music in winter?

Griselda recommends Laura Marling's album 'Patterns in Repeat,' which she describes as intimate and tender, capturing the experience of motherhood with a sense of humor and authenticity.

What is Lila's 'more or less' for the new year?

Lila's 'more or less' is to do less—less consuming of the buzziest new content, less internet, and more time for reflection and less rushing through life.

Chapters
This chapter explores practical tips and tricks to enhance daily life during winter, from simple adjustments like warming up socks in a dryer to embracing the coziness of electric blankets and warm lighting. It also touches upon the importance of maintaining a positive outlook despite the cold weather and encourages listeners to indulge in their preferences, such as iced coffee, regardless of seasonal norms.
  • Warm socks using a tumble dryer
  • Electric blankets for warmth
  • Warm lightbulbs for better mood
  • Embrace personal preferences like iced coffee
  • Perspective shift: comparing with colder climates (Verkoyansk)

Shownotes Transcript

Today we are bringing you a winter survival guide, full of deceptively small tips that will make winter unmeasurably better. How do we best appreciate these cold, dark months? How do we stay stimulated, but also reject the grind? Our FT Weekend Magazine’s resident “winter goddesses” Griselda Murray Brown and Cordelia Jenkins join Lilah armed with tons of delightful suggestions, from buying warm lightbulbs to reading your friends’ dusty old books. They also fight about electric vests. It’s a joy. We hope you love it.

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As you know, the show is ending in early January – we’re still collecting your cultural questions. What’s rolling around in your head? How can we help? Email Lilah at [email protected], or connect with her on Instagram @lilahrap). 


Links (all FT links get you past the paywall): 

– For our summer episode, search ‘How to have the perfect summer’ wherever you listen. Here it is on Spotify)

– The FT Magazine’s advent special) is full of tips for enjoying winter

– Lulu’s piece about watching 100 Christmas films is here: https://on.ft.com/3BBYrUR)

– Cordelia mentioned “jealousy lists”: here’s the FT’s list of favourite non-FT articles published this year). Here’s Bloomberg’s) (paywall). Cordelia is most jealous of this Guardian piece) by Jonathan Nunn about Nicholas Saunders: “Hippy, capitalist, guru, grocer: the forgotten genius who changed British food” 

– Gris loved Laura Marling’s album Patterns in Repeat. She also mentioned the book Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat by Katherine May.  

– Gris is on Instagram @griseldamurraybrown). Cordelia is on Bluesky @cordeliajenkins)


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